Today, I am reading and commenting on  Leviticus 1-4.

Some time back I realized that the sacrifices described in the Old Testament were usually eaten by those who offered them (with portions which were not eaten) in ritual feasts.  Today, I noticed that the various types of sacrifices listed in today’s passage have differing requirements for what is done with the animals which are sacrificed.  In some of these sacrifices, the entire animal is burned upon the altar. In others, only part of the animal is burned upon the altar.  When only part of the animal is burned upon the altar, for some sacrifices the rest is taken outside of the camp and burned, and for others the disposition of the rest of the animal is not specified.  It is only the last type of sacrifice where any of the animal is eaten.  The other thing I noticed is that, in every case of animal sacrifice, all of the fat portions of the animal is burnt upon the altar.  I usually seek to write about some application of the passage for us today, but today I do not have anything.  However, I think being aware that these differences in how different sacrifices were processed will, at some point, give me (and hopefully you) a better understanding of other passages.

I use the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.